Astronauts on the ISS continue to struggle with oxygen oxygen leaks that are accelerating the atmosphere breathing in space. Dixit Rogozin, general director of Roscosmos, said the oxygen leak was under control. Still, the Russian space agency is ready to send extra oxygen to the space station if needed in February.
The leak at the Rocozin press conference made it clear that the space station had a supply of oxygen. He said the cargo ship to be sent to the ISS in February would also have a supply of oxygen. If extra oxygen is needed, a portion of the cargo intended to be sent to the Russian capsule can be delivered later by an American spacecraft. Which would allow Russia to send additional oxygen in February.
The Director General assured the people that there was no need to worry and everything was under control on the ISS. However, Rogozin said the leak is a “wake-up call” and now it’s time to consider new creations. The administrator vowed that the problems on the ISS would be fixed.
Regarding the reason behind the leak, Rogozin suggested that micromiterites could affect the hull. He also believes that part of the time spent in station service. Is to blame. This is not the first such leak on the ISS. One of the Russian cosmonauts aboard the space station believes that air could escape through the transition chamber.
In October, an ISS crew found an air leak in the central chamber of a Russian Zvezda module. The cause of the leak could not be ascertained. The current air leak source is unknown, and an expert said gas reserves were being lost.
